Burton Barr Central Library hosts Arizona State Historian Marshall Trimble as he presents “Buffalo Bill and the Creation of an American Myth” from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Pulliam Auditorium, 1221 N. Central Ave.

The free program is part of the series complementing the exhibit “Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition” on display through July 31 on the second floor of Burton Barr Central Library.

Trimble, an Arizona historian, humorist, storyteller and cowboy poet, is the author of 20 books and hosts a daily radio show.

Phoenix Public Library is a system of 14 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org.

About “Gardians of the Camargue”

“Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition” is a free traveling exhibit featuring 69 framed photographs and artifacts depicting the culture of the Gardians of the Camargue.

The exhibit features the black-and-white photography of Kevin Martini-Fuller, the color photography of Lorraine d’ Entremont Rawls, the interpretive paintings of Karen Foster-Wells, along with tools and clothing unique to the Camargue region.

In a small area of southern France called the Camargue, there are cowboys or “gardians” not unlike Arizona’s own. The Brotherhood of the Gardians dates back to 1512. In 1905, this culture was revived by French writer and rancher Folo de Baroncelli. He was inspired by seeing Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show in Paris.